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Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
Shop Class as Soulcraft An Inquiry Into the Value of Work
Author: Matthew B. Crawford
Shop Class as Soulcraft brings alive an experience that was once quite common, but now seems to be receding from society -- the experience of making and fixing things with our hands. Those of us who sit in an office often feel a lack of connection to the material world, a sense of loss, and find it difficult to say exactly what we do al...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781594202230
ISBN-10: 1594202230
Publication Date: 5/28/2009
Pages: 320
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4 stars, based on 12 ratings
Publisher: Penguin Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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This was OK. I was looking forward to this book, but I had a tough time with it. It reads like a PHd Thesis. Maybe I'm just not smart enough for this book. Some interesting points but I found myself just trying to get through it.
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The language is unnecessarily inflated, and it is hugely derivative of Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, but I still enjoyed it quite a bit.


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